Waldschmidt, Johann Jacob (1644-1689)

Institutions of Rational Physic. Holograph anonymous translation of the first two books of 'Institutiones medicinae rationalis', first published at Marburg in 1688.

Late 17th century

1 volume 2 vols. on 1. folio. 31 × 20 cm. Paper covers. Margins and corners frayed. Written on the rectos only.

Purchased 1935.

The author was M.D. of Giessen, and afterwards professor of medicine and of physics at Marburg: he was a follower of the Iatrochemical theories of Sylvius.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

No record of an English translation of this work has been traced in the bibliographies.